{
  "id": 17015006,
  "title": "Court fines Chinese citizen RM10,000 for overstaying",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/court-fines-chinese-citizen-rm10-000-for-overstaying",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-29T05:17:47.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/news/regional/2026/10/1566119/court-fines-chinese-citizen-rm10000-overstaying"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Batu Pahat - A Chinese citizen working at a sauna in the area was fined RM10,000 by the magistrate's court for overstaying in Malaysia. Jiang Hui, 34, entered a guilty plea before magistrate Mustaqim Sukarno after an interpreter read the charge. If Jiang failed to pay the fine, he faced six months in jail. The charge, under Section 15(1)(c) of the Immigration Act, imposed a minimum fine of RM10,000, a maximum jail term of five years, or both. Police detained Jiang after a raid on the sauna center at Jalan Mohd Salleh on October 26 at 5:30 pm. An inspection revealed Jiang lacked valid identification documents, and a check with the Immigration Department confirmed his social visit pass had expired. Jiang paid the fine and was ordered to serve the six-month jail term if he defaulted on the payment. Jiang Hui was represented by counsel Tan Song Yan, while Deputy public prosecutor Nur Shahzleen Ibrahim prosecuted the case.",
  "summary": "BATU PAHAT: A Chinese citizen working at a sauna here was fined RM10,000 by the magistrate's court here today after pleading guilty to overstaying in Malaysia.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}